Grease 2 Gets 40th Anniversary Blu-ray

Grease 2, the follow-up to Grease, marks its 40th anniversary this year by making its arrival on Blu-ray for the first time. Nearly four years after the first film became a worldwide phenomenon, the sequel landed with quite the thud. Grossing $15 million against an $11 production budget made it quite the letdown to say the least. Not even the critics were kind. When Coach Calhoun (Sid Caesar) yelled about yanking, tearing, ripping, and slaughtering…

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It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is a Classic

It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is one of the best ensemble comedies and the star-studded film remains a classic to this day. Imagine yourself being surrounded by some of the best comedy stars of the day.  It sounds impossible, right?  Think again because this film doesn’t have a few of them but brings everyone together in an epic race to find the Big W.  Let’s get one thing straight though.  This isn’t a…

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History of the World: Part I isn’t Mel Brooks’ Best

History of the World, Part I–which has no sequel–spoofs multiple genres in this anthology showing that there are no limits to the mind of writer-director Mel Brooks. In depicting a few periods of time in world history, Brooks also spoofs other films or stories in doing so.  Aspects of “The Stone Age” parody that of 2001: A Space Odyssey.  Brooks isn’t shy of placing many gags in this era.  Whether its the invention of music…

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